normal convention

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

the usual or standard way of doing things

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Examples (10)

  • It's considered normal convention to shake hands when meeting someone new.
  • Following normal convention, we begin each meeting with a review of the previous minutes.
  • The normal convention in academic writing is to cite sources at the end of each paragraph.
  • As per normal convention, the bride's family sits on the left side of the church.
  • The company follows normal convention by holding quarterly board meetings.
  • In normal convention, the eldest child inherits the family estate.
  • The theater broke with normal convention by having the audience sit on stage.
  • According to normal convention, thank-you notes should be sent within a week.
  • The restaurant adheres to normal convention by serving dinner after 6 PM.
  • Students are expected to follow normal convention when formatting their research papers.